Jadis Defy can't sing with super high Fidelity PART 2

Just cking the new Defy 7 well actually it is a  quite dif design, as the PA employs 4 AU's,/2 AX's,. whereas the Defy has 2 AU's and 4 AX;s..I'd perfer  4 AU's, as then i could swap out the crappy AU's for the incredible E80CC;s, WOW 4 E80's in one amp,,, UNREAL,,also I noted Bluebirds listing of the PA,,which says **2 Ecc83/4 Ecc83***
obvioulsy they are nor proof reading the text.
also i noted ,,,~~120 lbs~~~, I had tio again go to jadis' page to double ck this figure,,its correct,,~~120 lbs~~~, wayyyyyyy too heavy for my wishes. 
I think Jadis madea  huge error there..as the Defy was at the very breaking point of ~~over weight~~~,,at over 70 lbs,, the Defy is a  a  beast to move around. 
I mean how many Jadis techs are in your area?? None near New Orleans,,although i have a local tech who works on tube amps and am certain he would not have a  problem repairing ~~~IF~~ she broke down,(note the ~~IF~~ = jadis builds like german  tanks = indestructible = never breaks). also havea  tech guy in Baton Rouge who also could work on the Defy,,~~IF~~ EVER~~~ that ~~did happen~~ to come up,,,but still, who wants to loada  120 lb amp in the acr???? 
Not me thats for sure. 
The weight of 120 is a huge issue for me, and i am sure for others. FEDEX,,,well actually if i did buy one,,i'd drive to Bluebird,,well not wait,,,the only seller is Brooks in Cali,,thats too far,,and who wanst FEDEX,,,no wait,,has to go  crate = $$$$$$$$ shipping fees, = completely rediculous. 
Had i seen the specs for this design,,i'd have told Jadis ~ain't gonna sell as many with that monsta weight~~~, But its too late now,,its a  done deal.
No wonder the only Defy used is selling at 6500, past year,,he aint budging lower and note,,,no others for sale. Once you sell it, what if you want to upgarde,,to a  PA100? = not a option as the weight is a huge issue now. 
Anyway my 2 cents,,,My cayin cdp just got back with 8 M caps installed, and has made a  ~~~significant~~ mod in sonics,,,,have 8 more caps to go in,,,,,just waiting for M to list the .022 cap. 

IMHO new M caps offer a   much greater mod than a  tube upgrade,,,with the lone exception of E80's going in the AU section,and maybe Tele's in the AX section vs all other branded AX's. 
There are quitea  few tech geeks who are of the opinion ~~new Caps ain;t gonna make any dif~~~. = ~~if it ain't broke, don't fix it~~ theory. 
Well from my experience new M SGO caps made a  huge sonic mod. 
With the new M caps the Spakoslab discrete opamps can not ~~sing~~,,= stock Real caps in cayin , blocked  the Spakoslab ops from opening up,,,which i knew the ops were crippled by the cheap stock Real caps installed by Cayin. 
Caps were like $300/tech fee $250, well worth it. 

OK so the Defy will 
~~~NOT ~~~ accept the E80's as a swap for the REQUIRED 12AU7,,,so my tech guy here in new orleans also did some reserach and explains ~~Some curcuits may accepta  swap of the AU for the E80,,but not the Defy~~~, so thats that,,gotta dump my stash of E80's on ebay, got about 50 of em.
Prices just reduced from 130 to 45 each...anyway,,he is now cking to see if the Defy will take the 150's, which i know will, and he is cking the bias,,as i bought 12 froma  ebay seller who buys stuff 2nd hand, these tubes were tested at ARC and some say *bad* *archs* etc,,but all in all most are good. They were ARC's *rejects* nothing really wrong with em,,got em for a  good price,,will post follow up,,,he says the amp was distortuing badly,,but i figured it was the preamp when turned above 1/3 vol gain,,,. anyway,,,i'll keep everyone posted on updates.
Just a pair of the 150's with 4 88's one channel, madea  HUGE sonic gain,,so i am expecting the Defy with 150's to be a  ~~Mind Blower~~~..now gotta find some Tele AU's in my stash,

OK new YT vid
with M SGO  EVO the Sparksolab opamps can now finally open up and sing their magic...My theory is, a  weak link can cripple stronger components within a system.
The cheap 2 cent caps in the pre, blocked the magic of the Sparksolab.descrete ops.

12 M SG caps for the Defy7 on the way.
= big brothers to the SGO EVO, about 40% more for the 12  caps, value is .47uf. ,. Audiogon member highly recommended  go with the non oil SG caps,,so  canceled the Oil and ordered the non oil,,they are larger,,my local tech guy Randy Cohen, in St Rock area of New Orleans,  may have to stand them up, or go sideways install.

bass /highs are good/clean. Mids a  tiny bit stressed.
My goal since late 1970's has been zero fatigue,,which has now been acheived. 
as i mention in the vid, 88/90/120/150's, all pretty close, We are talking nuances in each. My  20th C classical composers  collection is worth the extra expense of the 150's and I'd say the $800 investment was well worth it. A *nuance* superior over the 88's,,but when you add a  tad here,,a bit there =  nice sonic gains. 
After randy installs the M caps in the Defy7, will upload another YT vid,,My comment sections are blocked due to a  CV vid i made and am now censored for life.
*disruptaive dis-information*
No big deal, 
Plan to add a  cayin SC6 pre, shootout  Lite LS9 and Cayin SC6, one stays the other sold off.
last note, these M caps in the pre, really opened up the system. Contrary to some tech geeks on YT, with high tech testing data which claims a  cap is a cap is a cap, *as my tests show  near equal*,,,there is some nuances/musicality which test equipment can not measure. 


  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E81daXW4n4Y

Obviously you like an extended top-end. How bout using some room treatments? 

Figured the room treatment suggestion would come up, as i watched my vid ad figured should have placed one of my many persian rugs down as ~~room dampener/acoustically tr5eatment** no problem,, will do so tonight.
anyway,  will continue a long sries of YT uploads for 
1)m show off each piece of system
2) show off each mod
3) expose the crappy  stereo systems vids on YT all with 30 seconds of the  very worst recordings in terms of musical content/recording quality.
From marimbas, to chinese lute sytle, to a long boring drum solo,,, highly equalized/computerized mod recordings, I can not find even 1 stereo vid with muisc that shines and sparkles with vocals, high dynamics. 

Most sound like muisc passing througha  guitar fuzz pedal. 

Note my speakers are what they are,,nota   super large sound stage,,,these are a  mere 6 inch cone mid woofer,,,  Beginning in the 1970's Big speakers never impressed me That postulate holds true today,,Except i owe a  apology to a  YTer who posted his Defy7 set up with Jadis's  HUGE massive super heavy speakers,,which i might actually give approval , after several listenings. 
But not for me.. These Thors are perfect for my preference. 
anyway,, all comments will have to be taken over here, as YT has me permanently block to allow comments on any upload,,i am a  enemy to the state, as a  ~~promoter of anarchy with disruptive un-orthodox views, which instigate disharmony and confusion....* concerning CV19.
No big deal. 

I plan to make at least another 20 or so YT uploads. 
Some of  my ideas  may not go over well among some members of the audiophile community,, So be  that too. We are here for searching after high fidelity,, yet at the same time , exposing ~~The Snakeoil~~ so prevalent among this hobby past 50 years. 
Not once  was i tempted to  sip, guzzle  snort, nor inject ,  those gimmicks. 
And now in this post CV19 world, our stereo  bugdet must be managed with care and caution. 
P
the Snakeoil Buster
New Orleans